Dufftown reviews

Ooh, and old bottling of Dufftown, when then-owner Arthur Bell & Sons still put Dufftown-Glenlivet on their label and were allowed to call their 8 years old a Pure Malt. This is a bottling from the 1980s…

A few years ago Diageo launched two new Singletons: the Tailfire and the Sunray, both very quaffable, nice whisky’s that would do very well on a sunny terrace with a board game. A year later, in 215,…

Nose: quite full with lots of fresh oak and nutty malt accents. Seems they did a good job maturing the stuff, as the aroma displays the sort of richness you only get from combining different cask types…

This is one of the replacements for the old 12yo. That was an easy drinking whisky: smooth, sweet, but nothing special. But it was pretty cheap and not too bad. Since Dufftown doesn't have enough whisky…

The reviewed bottle is a Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseur's Choice series 8 yo Dufftown, with no vintage year listed. The whisky was aged in refill bourbon barrels. The reviewed whisky was sampled when the…

Perfectly drinkable dram, not offensive in any way, BUT it definitely lacks character and complexity. A bit rough at first, but if you give it a few minutes it settles down and becomes more mellow. A…

Smooth sweet steady fast arrival develops into a long slow fruity, vanilla balanced vegetable finish. A great single malt for budget.

I mainly picked this whisky up because of two things. first, solid reviews on major whisky sites. Second, it's a rather stunning bottle. Yes a bit of a shame ultimately deciding on the packaging but the…

Colour is a touch chardonnay with a very green edge. Very boozy quality on the nose and very light. Light bodied and a touch watery. Flavours go to dusty tannins and very lightly steeped orange pekoe tea…

This was the 12th whisky tasted in my journey, and was my May 2011 bottle. I've just finished it and was really trying to find something in the last few drams in order to write something meaningful here…